Workshop 1 - The Leadership Context (Thursday 14 May 2009, Nagambie)

First Activity – 2 minutes to share why they admire a leader in their school or another school. – Shared attributes –

Trust	Motivators	Sense of humour	Resourceful	Approachable
Comfortable to talk to	Empathy	Good listener and communicator	Multitask	Make things happen
Experience	Shared vision	Realistic and Optimistic	Clear Head	Collaborative
Role model	Goal orientated	Understanding	Creative	Achieve
There for the kids and the staff	Informed decisions	Persistent	Resilient	Time for self
Knowledge	Get involved	Calm	Patient	Drive for enthusiasm
Consistency	Have the pulse of the community	Malleability	Open to change	Resourceful
Moral Purpose	Passion/Love	Walk the talk	Learner	Honesty
Reflection	Celebrations of progress not destination but be clear about this valuing of the progress	Honest to yourself, Honest to others	Consistency

Developmental Learning Framework for School Leaders – adaptation of workdone by Sergiovanni
Self Evaluation:
Ladder of Influence

Leadership is complicated:
Can a leader plan for everything?
How can we lead for now and the future?
When does learning stop?

Leaderships	Change
Situation	Teamwork

Paradigm Shift: Sometimes we need to change and be flexible.